Competition of tiny aircraft flying in New York. Large throng to watch model air show. Model makers make preparation for their model air show. Jet aircraft take part in the competition for the prize of $10,000. Model makers operate radio controlled aircraft. Radio controlled tiny aircraft flies. It lands.
People riding on the famous water chute ride at Paul Boyton's Water World,Bergen Beach, Coney Island, New York. Flags fly over the structure. Large vehicles carry passengers up to to the launching point, where they board small boats and ride down on a flume of water. Photographed by Edison Company photographers using a portable camera.
Library of Congress Slate states that this Edison film of July 31, 1897, was restored in 1996, from the Paper Print Collection. The scene is named: Waterfall in the Catskills. It depicts Haines' Falls in the Catskill Mountains, New York. (Filmed by Edison Company, June 1897, and copyrighted July 31, 1897)
A horse race at Sheepshead Bay Race Track, Coney Island, New York. Nine horses are seen running on the track. After the race, jockeys ride to an area where they dismount and weigh out. (The race was won by a horse named "Famous Clifford" ridden by a jockey named Sloane.)
Golf match for National Pro-Amateur Golf Championship in Flushing, New York at Fresh Meadow Country Club. Golf players hit ball on golf course. Spectators watch match. They run on the course to watch position of ball as players hit ball. Players include Thomas Dickson Armour (Tommy Armour), Gene Sarazen and others. Tommy Armour wins the match. Gene Sarazen is first runner up. Tommy Armour receives trophy.
Weather experts fail to forecast weather at Belmont Park in New York. Banner reads as 'Weather Control Bureau'. Weather forecasting station and bamboo poles around the station. Weather experts tie strings on bamboo pole. A expert watches through binoculars. Another expert smiles and waves.
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